Theory Of Music Books

New and Published Books

1. Psychology of Music

   From Sound to Significance

   By Siu-Lan Tan, Peter Pfordresher, Rom Harré

   Why are some disturbances of air molecules heard as 'noise' while others are perceived as music? What happens at the level of the sound wave, the ear, and the brain when we perform or listen to music? How do musical abilities emerge and develop, and become refined as one acquires musical expertise?...

   Published January 14th 2013 by Psychology Press
2. The Digital Musician

   2nd Edition

   By Andrew Hugill

   The Digital Musician is a textbook for creative music technology and electronic music courses. It provides an overview of sound properties, acoustics, digital music, and sound design as a basis for understanding the compositional possibilities that new music technologies allow. Creative projects...

   Published June 19th 2012 by Routledge
3. Advanced Schenkerian Analysis

   Perspectives on Phrase Rhythm, Motive, and Form

   By David Beach

   Advanced Schenkerian Analysis: Perspectives on Phrase Rhythm, Motive, and Form is a textbook for students with some background in Schenkerian theory. It begins with an overview of Schenker's theories, then progresses systematically from the phrase and their various combinations to longer and more...

   Published April 23rd 2012 by Routledge
4. Analysis of 18th- and 19th-Century Musical Works in the Classical Tradition

   By David Beach, Ryan McClelland

   Analysis of 18th- and 19th-Century Musical Works in the Classical Tradition is a textbook for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in music analysis. It outlines a process of analyzing works in the Classical tradition by uncovering the construction of a piece of music—the formal, harmonic...

   Published April 16th 2012 by Routledge
5. Music and Twentieth-Century Tonality

   Harmonic Progression Based on Modality and the Interval Cycles

   By Paolo Susanni, Elliott Antokoletz

   Series: Routledge Studies in Music Theory

   This book explores the web of pitch relations that generates the musical language of non-serialized twelve-tone music and supplies both the analytical materials and methods necessary for analyses of a vast proportion of the 20th century musical repertoire. It does so in a simple, clear, and...

   Published April 2nd 2012 by Routledge
6. Twentieth-Century Music Theory and Practice

   By Edward Pearsall

   Twentieth-Century Music Theory and Practice introduces a number of tools for analyzing a wide range of twentieth-century musical styles and genres. It includes discussions of harmony, scales, rhythm, contour, post-tonal music, set theory, the twelve-tone method, and modernism. Recent developments...

   Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge
7. The Principles and Practice of Modal Counterpoint

   By Douglass Green, Evan Jones

   Covering modal music from Gregorian chant through the seventeenth-century, The Principles and Practice of Modal Counterpoint is a comprehensive textbook combining stylistic composition, theory and analysis, music history, and performance. By supplementing a modified species approach with a wealth...

   Published October 10th 2010 by Routledge
8. Fundamentals for the Aspiring Musician

   A Preparatory Course for Music Theory

   By Robert J. Frank, Kenneth Metz

   Fundamentals for the Aspiring Musician is a completely integrated textbook written for students who wish to study music professionally. It uses technology to its fullest to aid students in preparation for the study of music theory by laying a thorough and solid foundation of basic music...

   Published July 1st 2010 by Routledge
9. Music Fundamentals

   A Balanced Approach

   By Sumy Takesue

   Music Fundamentals is written for students who want to learn the basics of music. Keeping in mind the student with very little or no prior knowledge of music, musical concepts are reinforced by numerous examples including global music, along with a comprehensive website for students to...

   Published March 11th 2010 by Routledge
10. Developing Musicianship Through Aural Skills

    A Holistic Approach to Sight Singing and Ear Training

    By Kent D. Cleland, Mary Dobrea-Grindahl

    Developing Musicianship Through Aural Skills is a comprehensive method for learning to hear, sing, understand, and use the foundations of music as a part of an integrated and holistic curriculum for training professional musicians. Each chapter is organized to take advantage of how our minds and...

    Published February 3rd 2010 by Routledge